How to watch the Millrose Games
Several of the world's top track and field athletes will be going head-to-head this Saturday at the Armory in New York City
This Saturday, Jan. 29, several Olympians, previous champions and rising stars will be taking to the track at the 114th Millrose Games. The action will be taking place at the Armory in New York City, and as the first major indoor meet of 2022, you won’t want to miss it.
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Who to watch
With 64 Olympians on the start list, including three gold medallists, there will be plenty of excitement on Saturday afternoon. Here are some of the highlights to look out for:
Men’s 60m
The men’s 60 is the sprint match-up track and field fans have been waiting for. Tokyo Olympic 200m bronze medallist Noah Lyles will be facing off with former World Championship bronze medallist Trayvon Bromell, but all eyes will be on former world 100m champion Christian Coleman, who is racing for the first time after serving an 18-month suspension for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules.
Women’s 3,000m
The women’s 3,000m will be a battle of the cross-country runners with U.S. XC Nationals champion Alicia Monson as the top seed in the field. She’ll be lining up with Whittni Orton, who recently won the D1 NCAA cross-country championships and Weini Kelati, who recently smashed the women’s record at the Manchester Road Race and placed second behind Monson at the XC championships. Other big names on the start line will be 5,000m Tokyo Olympian Rachel Schneider and British runner Amy Eloise Markovc, who boasts one of the fastest PB’s in the field at 8:46.43.
Men’s 3,000m
On the men’s side, Canadian fans will have their eyes on 3,000m steeplechase Olympian and Canadian XC champion, John Gay. He’ll be up against a stacked field, featuring Nico Young, who qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials as a college freshman, NCAA mile record-holder Cooper Teare and his former teammate Cole Hocker, who broke the mile record the same day right behind Teare. 2021 D1 NCAA cross-country champion Conner Mantz will also be in the mix.
Women’s Wanamaker Mile
The women’s mile will feature several Tokyo Olympians, including women’s 1,500m Olympic finalist Elle Purrier St.-Pierre, Olympic 10,000m finalist Konstanze Klosterhalfen and Olympic 800m gold medallist, American phenom Athing Mu. 2019 1,500m Pan Am Games gold medallist Nikki Hiltz will also be vying for the win on Saturday.
Men’s Wanamaker Mile
The men’s mile will be the grand finale of the day, with multiple top athletes toeing the line. After falling just short of running a sub-four-minute mile on New Year’s Eve to extend his sub-4 streak to 20 years, Nick Willis will be on the start line, no doubt hoping to keep his streak alive. High school phenom, Hobbs Kessler, who holds the American U20 1,500m record, will be in the mix, along with American Craig Engels, American blue jean mile record-holder Johnny Gregorek and 1,500m Tokyo Olympic finalist, Australia’s Ollie Hoare.
How to watch the Millrose Games
The elite action starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 29. with the men’s 60m hurdles and ends with the men’s Wanamaker mile at 4:20 p.m. All elite races will be broadcast live on NBC, and Canadians who have a membership can follow the action at FloSports.org or on RunnerSpace.com.
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